RIP Richard Simmons

Sally Jesse Raphael is 89. Holy moly.

 

Pure TV gold. Then, now and forever ....

 

No longer sweating with the Oldies. RIP

Man - Dr. Ruth and Richard Simmons on the same day. Tony Robbins doing ok?

 

that was amazing

 

This nearly took an extremely dark turn for those who remember Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous.

 

Damn?

That's a different R. Simmons who enjoyed his heyday in a bygone era. And I'm not talking about Russell.

 

She showed up on my TV in the wee hours back when local TV broadcasting 24/7 was new and I just assumed she was another one of those knockoff Bible thumpers because of her name.

 

Still breathing...



Man, I don't know how many of those Guthy-Renker infomercials I'd watch, wanting to know what the "hook" was. They were never video cassettes - always a "system."

 

This unlocked a memory more than three decades old. My freshman English teacher spent several days of class having us watch the “Where There’s a Will, There’s an A” videos that John Ritter was forever hawking on late night TV. It made no lasting impression on me, but I think it boiled down to “Take lots of notes and have a system for keeping schoolwork organized.”

 

Coincidentally, both are Florida State alums.